The Priests of Dromara Thanks to Patrick McKenney for donating this photograph from "Church and Parish of St. Michael, Dromara" - marking the 150th Anniversary of the dedication of the church. This booklet was researched and written by Canon Treanor and published by the Mourne Observer Press (1985) | |
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| Father John O’HARE was appointed Parish Priest in succession to Cannon MALLON on 13th January 1903. A native of the townland of Knockanarney, in the Parish of Donaghmore, he was born in 1854, the son of James O’HARE and educated in he Irish College, Paris. Father O’HARE was ordained by Dr. LEAHY in Newry Cathedral on 18th November 1877. He was C.C. Aghaderg, 1877 to 1879, Drumgath 1879 to 1891 and Newry 1891 to 1903. He was Parish Priest of Dromara from 1903 to June 1907, and was transferred as P.P. to Dromore. At his own request he was transferred to Seagoe as Parish Priest on September 1920. He died on September 16th 1934 and was interred in Barr Cemetery. Father John SAVAGE followed Father O’HARE as Parish Priest of Dromara on June 4th 1907. He was born in Lisburn, entered the Irish College, Salamanca, in 1877 and was ordained by Mgr. BELESTA, Bishop of Zamora, in the Church of St. Vincent, Zamora on December 17th 1881. Father SAVAGE arrived back in Ireland in June 1882. For the next three years he ministered in Birmingham until in 1885 he was recalled to the Diocese and appointed Curate in Clonduff. In January 1903, he was transferred to Mayobridge, where he remained until 1907, when he was appointed Parish Priest of Dromara. Father SAVAGE died on March 30th 1920 and was interred in Dromara, in front of the Church. |
Father Daniel McALISTER was born in the townland of Muninabane. He was educated at Maynooth and the American College, Rome and ordained in 1929. He served in the Diocese of San Francisco. He was a nephew of the Very Reverend Canon POLLEN, Parish Priest of Magheralin. He died in California on January 14th 1965. | |
